Tomone Kaoru



 Kaoru Tomone ( 共 寝  薫 Tomone Kaoru) is a member of the 154th generation of AKB0048 trainees.

 She is known as the "Queen of Misfortune" by the general public because of her permanent misfortune.



Appearance
Kaoru has a fair complexion, and is average in size. Like almost all members of the group, she has a heart in her hair as well as in the eyes. Her eyes have for color a strange amber color pale and orange.

Her hair is ashy blond, and held in a messy bun by chopsticks. There is only one rebellious strand of hair that is white in color. Her hair is rather straight, although it can be a bit curly when she wakes up in the morning. Kaoru also has a scar on her chin that she has made under rather mysterious circumstances.

To try to remedy her constant misfortune, her best friend gave her a lucky charm that is supposed to bring her a minimum of luck. Kaoru always wears this amulet.

Usually, her torso is bulging and a large proud smile stretches her mouth.

Her sense of fashion is not particularly eccentric but good, her casual clothes often include shirts, skirts, and little berets. There is also systematically crimson color somewhere on the clothes she wears.

Personality
In a word, unlucky. So much so that when she is with other people, she "absorbs" all their misfortune. Bad luck literally sticks to her skin. Bad luck gave her an edge, she never trusted luck. For this reason, she can be very nervous but adaptable. She always had the nickname "Queen of Misfortune" and accepted it with dignity.

Kaoru denies any figure of authority, whether it is a Senpai, Captain or Manager, which doesn't prevent her from speaking politely to them, but a feeling of arrogance being felt in her words.

She is not afraid to say exactly what she thinks, no matter how crude she looks. She doesn't trust people easily.

Sociability is not really part of the priorities of Kaoru, which is totally focused on her objective. Kaoru is overconfident, bold, proud, competitive, ambitious and straightfoward, she knows exactly what she wants. Any other person seeking to become Yuko automatically becomes a rival. Her determination is so powerful that it can even be perceived as stubbornness or insolence. Moreover, she will always defend her point of view fiercely. Kaoru truly thinks that everyone should be honored to be in her presence. She even happens to be slightly manipulative.

However, Kaoru is able to be surprisingly understanding and considerate towards those she cares about but she chose to hide this part of her. This arrogant behavior stems mainly from her being deprived of « freedom » until recently. She simply doesn't know how to properly interact with others. This girl doesn't know the social norms. It is without a doubt thanks to the AKB0048 that Kaoru has acquired the confidence she has today.

She can be lazy, but this laziness disappears instantaneously when it comes to succession. In addition, she is confident of being able to do everything on her own and refuses to admit when she needs help. Her arrogance makes her distant.

She has trouble understanding the jokes, but she is capable of being a follower of sarcasm.

Ironically, towards the fans, she shows a great kindness and a bubbly attitude.

Pre-00
Kaoru lived a rather comfortable life with her father economist and her mother famous stylist if one excepts her supernatural bad luck. She has always had bad luck and for example, when she tried to stroke a stray cat, this one scratched her violently.

She has always been a good student but didn't see the value of having good grades if she didn't know what she wanted to do as a job later.

Winostar is a planet where robots and computers decide everything. Everybody is treated equally. Whether it's right job, a appropriate meal, the right kind of study for everyone... Kaoru felt apathetic, empty of all wills, without any free will. Kaoru felt as if she were suffocated, of being a chained bird. She didn't feel like she lived her life.

Her little world totally changed when one day she made her first friend, who introduced her to the group AKB0048 (entertainment was previously tolerated in Winostar, small concerts were even organized). For the first time, Kaoru had the impression to breathe, to live her life, she felt her heart beat with passion. She had finally found a meaning to her existence.

When the two friends learned that the auditions were open, they jumped at the opportunity. Kaoru wanted to succeed Yuuko and Yahiru wanted to succeed Yuihan.

However, the government of Winostar, seeing that more and more young girls were turning away from robotic advice and preferring to follow their passion, began to repress the entertainment severely. On the pretext that the government computer told them that entertainment was harmful to the good development of people. The government did not want people to realize that they were manipulated and began a rebellion.

During a clandestine concert, her friend was tragically killed by the DES by trying to protect Kaoru. Before her death, Kaoru promised to realize their dream without taking into account the obstacles that would prevent her from accomplishing her goal by becoming successor in order to illuminate the lives of others, as the 00 did with them. Thanks to this, her friend died serenely. Of course, her parents categorically refused that their daughter would participate in the auditions, but Kaoru didn't obey them and decided to run away.

Skills
Kaoru is obviously the type to boast of her skills.

Kaoru is comfortable singing and dancing, although she has a clear preference for singing. She has some facilities to learn and memorize a song and choreography in a decent way. She is in good physical condition. She is not harmless and experiences a series of self-defense movements that she combines with the use of Micsaber. Indeed, she has practiced fencing for five years and is very skilled at swordsmanship. Recently she began to want to learn how to use two Micsaber at the same time.

Kaoru is not particularly good at sniping. She has some good reflexes but that's all.

She is quite competent at the LAS. She integrated the bases naturally. Unfortunately, her deep disgust for the robots prevents her from using this gift to its full potential.

She is a very bad liar. What makes her a horrible actress, she is incapable of acting like another person and sooner or later, her true personality will reveal itself.

She is a pseudo-harpist who can occasionally begin to play harp to relax. Nevertheless, she doesn't like when you look at her when she does (except Yahiru) and prefers to be alone.

Kaoru is a talented seamstress, for it is one of the only things she learned from her mother by watching her work. Because of this, she has a good sense of fashion.

Etymology
Kaoru ( 薫 ) :

 This first name has no special meaning. Although mixed, Kaoru absolutely hates being called by her first name because he is too "masculine" for her and will ignore anyone calling her by her first name. Because of her first name, she is often confused with a boy. She prefers largely to be called by her surname.

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<p class="MsoNormal"> Like with her first name, her surname has no precise meaning. It can however be translated as "sleeping together", and the reason for such a name is unknown.

Quotes

 * "I don't just want to succeed Yuko Oshima. I will succeed Yuko Oshima. That's the difference between me and all those who want to do the same. I am Tomone Kaoru, understudy of AKB0048's 154th generation and next Yuuko !" -Kaoru's Catchphrase.

Trivia

 * Favourite New Era Song : Survivor
 * Audition Song : RIVER
 * Favourite Colour : Crimson
 * Favourite Food : Coffe Eclair
 * Penlight Colour : Platinum
 * Favourite Animal : Frog
 * Favourite Flower : Red roses
 * Charm Point : Her haughty smile
 * Blood Type : AB
 * She knows how to play the harp, even if it is just a hobby for her.
 * Kaoru has her own Kirara. It has the shape of a key and a pastel silver color. Ironically, the key is supposed to be a lucky object while Kaoru is very unlucky.
 * The one who nicknamed her for the first time "Tomomo" is Yahiru. She sometimes shortened this nickname by "Tomo".
 * Kaoru speaks fluently the three official languages of Winostar : Japanese, French and English.
 * She is a bit narcissistic and has proved potentially afflicted with Borderline Personality Disorder, describing a simple rustle of wind as a "flop of applause."


 * Kaoru suffers from Ailurophobia, she considers cats as evil creatures. This is actually because she had a very bad unlucky experience with one of the them who left her that scar as a souvenir.
 * <p class="MsoNormal"> Kaoru hates robots. This is related to her past.
 * She shares her voice actress with Saber Red alias Nero, a Servant of the Fate franchise who has many similarities with Kaoru :
 * They are both arrogant but really kind-hearted and wish happiness to their loved ones.
 * They love the crimson color.
 * They love red roses that symbolize their passion.
 * They adore an "art" which requires to stage, the theater for one of them, the concerts for the other.
 * And finally, they have for a hairstyle a bun.